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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
lithosphere
core
strike-slip fault
tectonic plate
2. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
lithosphere
core
reverse fault
convergent boundary
3. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
asthenosphere
fault-block mountains
core
lithosphere
4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
core
folded mountains
tension
asthenosphere
5. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
reverse fault
lithosphere
asthenosphere
strike-slip fault
6. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
tectonic plate
mesosphere
compression
transform boundary
7. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
continental drift
volcanic mountains
normal fault
compression
8. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
fault block boundary
folding
mantle
convergent boundary
9. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
continental drift
plate tectonics
sea-floor spreading
folding
10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
folding
strike-slip fault
volcanic mountains
sea-floor spreading
11. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
mesosphere
plate tectonics
core
folding
12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
mantle
normal fault
mesosphere
divergent boundary
13. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
asthenosphere
compression
lithosphere
fault
14. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
lithosphere
folding
fault block boundary
mesosphere
15. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
normal fault
tectonic plate
fault
plate tectonics
16. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
fault block boundary
mantle
fault
folding
17. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
crust
fault
reverse fault
folded mountains
18. The bending of rock layers due to stress
folding
folded mountains
strike-slip fault
reverse fault
19. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
compression
asthenosphere
sea-floor spreading
crust
20. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
strike-slip fault
volcanic mountains
continental drift
compression
21. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
divergent boundary
fault
asthenosphere
crust
22. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
core
fault
asthenosphere
plate tectonics
23. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
folding
lithosphere
tension
tectonic plate
24. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
transform boundary
convergent boundary
folded mountains
asthenosphere